Literary Devices Quiz

Words and/or situations directly referencing biblical stories.

Writer asking question then immediately answering it.

Substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant

Humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose & criticize people's stupidity or vices

Doesn't undergo any significant change in character, personality and perspective.

When a character changes a lot throughout the whole book or increases in complexity

Unintentionally amusing distortion of a word or a phrase

Figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vise-versa

Repetition of words or phrases at the end of a sentence.

A shift in a sonnet